Did I Just Refute the Evan's Gambit?

For my usual brief description I will go ahead and direct you back to the title of this entry. I played GM Larry Christiansen in a simul and increased my record against him to +2 =0 -0. Enough fanfare, enjoy the game.

GM LarryC(2637) - MrMash(2047)
WCL Simul June 9, 2009

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4!? Bxb4 5. c3 Bd6!?

Lucky for me I vaguely remembered hearing somewhere along the line that this is supposed to give black a good game.

6. d4 Nf6 7. Nbd2 0-0 8. Bb3 exd4 9. cxd4 Bb4 10. 0-0?!



10. d5 was a bit better, although black should still stand a bit better because of the extra pawn and since white has committed the center.

10. ...Bxd2!

Forces a weakening of the center or a win of a pawn.

11. Qxd2 Nxe4-+

The position is rapidly becoming hopeless for white.

12. Qf4 d5 13. Re1 Re8 14. Ba3 Be6

Now that all of black's pieces are developed, black can more or less choose when to go into a winning endgame.

15. Rac1 Qf6 16. Qxc7 Nxd4



A quick glance at the position shows that the white pieces are swinging at air, and an overwhelming centralization of the black pieces.

17. Bd1 Bg4 18. Rxe4 Rxe4

The game is pretty much over now, as the white king is looking quite vulnerable.

19. Qxb7 Rae8 20. h3 Bxf3

Missing a tricky mate, but white is helpless at this point.

21. gxf3 Re1+ 22. Kg2 Qg5+



And white resigned without seeing Kh2 Qg1#. 0-1


Fun fact: There were no checks in this game until the mating combination.